as in to move
to leave a place often for another
the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Recent Examples of push on
The president has been mostly silent during his lame-duck session and pushed on his policy changes with little fanfare, however, Trump has been making more headlines by sounding off on social media, interviews and other media appearances, Mallison noted.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
This test consists of pushing on the back of the seat while pulling forward firmly on the harness straps without pressing the release button.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
And with all the devastating events that are happening in this world today, perhaps this song is the perfect reminder for everyone to keep pushing on.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Now that Republicans have full control, a partisan push on controversial policies like Medicaid cuts or rolling back the IRA drug pricing provisions could impede bipartisan cooperation on any health care issues.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 Jan. 2025
This test consists of pushing on the back of the seat while pulling forward firmly on the harness straps without pressing the release button.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
And with all the devastating events that are happening in this world today, perhaps this song is the perfect reminder for everyone to keep pushing on.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Now that Republicans have full control, a partisan push on controversial policies like Medicaid cuts or rolling back the IRA drug pricing provisions could impede bipartisan cooperation on any health care issues.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push on
Verb
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But this move now primes them to break the long drought and be much more formidable moving forward.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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There is so much more to do, of course, but the speed with which our company responded and acted to help the needs of so many was impressive and moving.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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Strong and her daughter safely exited their home and waited for officers from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office to arrive.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Another attorney — Radhika, 28, from New York — exits the limo doing a Bollywood dance, and Allyshia (29-year-old interior designer from Florida) asks the Bachelor to make a wish on her magic lamp.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The return leg will depart Atlanta at 3:39 p.m., arriving in San Luis Potosi at 4:49 p.m.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The train departs from Denver Union Station at 7 a.m. and arrives in Winter Park at 9:11 a.m., which is ideal timing for nabbing one of the first lift rides of the day.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Jan. 2025
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Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Chicago Sky just got bigger — and a whole lot better from behind the arc — in the first official day of WNBA free agency.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Click here for a timeline:How did the FAFSA rollout go so wrong?—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The option was available to her under the MAID Act, which went into effect in New Jersey on August 1, 2019.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And with some in Congress now suggesting that TikTok might need more time to find a buyer, Trump could find support in trying to push off the ban to a later date.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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By midday Wednesday, the last remaining precipitation was falling across the Outer Banks and was expected to wind down as the storm pushes off the East Coast.—
Judson Jones,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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So Cassidy pulled out and read aloud definitive scientific conclusions that vaccines don’t cause autism.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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Advertisers pull out all the stops for their biggest— and often most expensive—ads of the year.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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Then, when Wehmeyer was fifteen, his mother suffered a heart attack, and his father walked out.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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After Hurley walked out, his assistant coaches finished stripping the paint off the locker room walls.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
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